Cartridge-clip.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

EDWARD G. PARKHURST, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE LEE ARMS COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT, AND CONNECTICUT TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 702,882, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filed June 9, 1897. Serial No. 640,001. (No model.)

T at whom, it may concern: 7 Be it known that LED ARD G. PARKHURST, a citizen-of the United States, residing in Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Clips, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to cartridge-clips for breech-loading small-arms, the present in- ID vention involving a cartridge-locker one form of which is of the type illustrated, described,

and claimed in my contemporaneously-pend ing application, Serial No. 578,551, filed February 8, 1896. 3

The object of my invention is to furnish an improved cartridge-clip for guns of the class specified comprising a cartridge-clip body of a shape adapted toreceive the headed ends of a series of superimposed cartridges and carrying resilient inclines'at each end offsaid clip, which in the forms illustrated are on opposite ends, respectively, of said clip-body for engaging the headed ends of the terminal cartridges, whereby not only to hold said car- 2 5 tridges seourelyin p1ace,but to force the outer ends of the terminal cartridges toward each other, and also to provide inconnection with said clip-body a cartridge-locker having an actuating arm intermediate the inclined 3o locking-faces thereof, whereby the locker may be operated to release the cartridges.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation of a cartridge-clip embodying my invention and showing a series of cartridges locked in place on the clip-body, the

cartridge-locker being shown furnished at opposite ends thereof with oppositely-inclined.

abutments or locking-faces adapted, respec: 4o tively, for hearing against the outer portions of the head-faces of the terminal cartridges so as to tilt the cartridges forward and the ends of said cartridges inward toward each other, the extreme ends of said locking-faces or abutments being shown furnished with hooks for engaging over the head-flanges of said cartridges. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the cartridge-clip as seen fromtheleftin Fig. 1 .Fig. 3'is'a'central longitudinal section of the clip illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2and showing the headed ends of the cartridges in elevation. Fig. 4is a rear elevation 0f the clipbody, the locker being removed. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the clip andcartridges drawn in projection with Fig. 1. Fig. '6 is a horizontal section of a portion of the magazine of the gun, showing in plan view a cartridge-clip embodying my invention in position in said magazine, a portion of the upper cartridge being shown, said figure being drawn on a relatively large scale as compared With the scale of Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, and the hook at the outer-end of the locking-face of the cartridge-locker being in this instance omitted. Fig. 7 is a central longitudinal section of the cartridge-clip shown in Fig. 6, the cartridges shown in connection withsaid clip having beveled head-flanges, and the inclined locking-face at theend of the locker being shown injbearing engagement with the bev- 7o eled face of the terminal cartridge and in the position it occupies when the cartridges are locked in the clip-body. Fig. Sis a sectional ,bodying the essential characteristics of my present invention.

Similar characters designate like parts in "all the figures of the drawings.

The cartridge-clip, which is designated in a general way by C, comprises, in the preferred form thereof, (shown in Figs. 6,7, and 8 of the drawings,) an oblong clip-body or cartridgecarrying member (designated in a general way by F) and a cartridge-locking member (designated in a general way by F) carried upon and adapted for movement relatively to the clip-body.

The clip-body F, which may be constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material of a rigid or slightly-resilient character, is shown having longitudinal parallel side flanges 2 and 2, which project forwardly and inwardly to form a cartridge-head-receiving channel 3 for receiving the flanged heads 40f aseries of super-imposed cartridges 6, said flanges extending from end to end of the clip-body and being in practice separated suificiently to permit an unobstructed movement of the flanged heads of the cartridges in the channel 3 when said cartridges are unlocked relatively to the clip. These flanges 2 and 2 are shaped to form retaining-hooks which engage around the side portions of the flanged heads of and hold the cartridges in superimposed alinement against movement transversely of the clip-body, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings.

For the purpose of providing clearance spaces between the end faces of the cartridgeheads and the adjacent face of the clip-body to receive dirt, grease, and analogous substances, which would otherwise tend. to ob struct the channel in a clip-body and interfere with the proper action of the cartridges in said channel, and also for the purpose of preventing accidental clamping and jamming in said channel and at the same time facilitate the removal of the cartridges with little frictional resistance the clip body is shown formed with two longitudinally-disposed ribs or heads 6 and 6, located upon the inner face of the back wall thereof, one at each side the longitudinal axis and extending, preferably, from end to end of said clip-body. These ribs or heads 6 and 6 constitute narrow tracks or slideways against which the end faces of the cartridge-heads bear and along which said cartridges may slide as they are inserted or removed from the clip-channel The countersunk portions, or those portions of the rear wall of the cartridge-head channel 3 which are located, respectively, between the cartridge-head-supporting ribs and between said ribs and the side flanges 2 and 2, are located some distance from the end faces of the cartridge-heads and form clearance spaces or furrows 7, 8, and 9, which extend from end to end of the clip and furnish repositories for any dirt, grit, or extraneous matter which may accidentally enter the cartridgehead channel 3 of the clip-body and which would otherwise tend to clog said channel and obstruct the free movement of the cartridges as they are forced out of the clip by the cartridge-lifter (not shown) of the magazine of the gun with which the clip is to be used.

In practice the alternating ribs and furrows will usually be formed by corrugating the metal of the back plate of the clip-body between correspondinglycorrugated dies, (not shown,) and the furrows 7 and 9 will be so formed that the clearance-spaces 8 at the middle portion of the clip-body will be of rela tively large capacity as compared with the furrows 7 and 9, which are separated from the furrows 8 by the ribs 6 and 6.

In practice the middle furrow 8 of the clipbody will preferably be of greater depth than the furrows 7 and 9, located at opposite sides thereof, so as to provide a raised longitudinal portion or bearing-face 12 on the outer or rear side of the clip-body to receive the looking member or locker F. The opposite ends of the clip-body are shown centrally notched, as at 10 and 10', respectively, to form ways for the operation of the oppositely-inclined locking ends of the cartridge-locker F.

The body of the clip as a whole is shown in the present instance of substantially the same general construction as the clipbody described in the application hereinbefore referred to; but it will be obvious that the construction of the clip-body may be modified without departure from this invention.

In the drawings I have shown three modified forms of cartridge-locker, each of which embodies the chief characteristics of my present invention.

The cartridge-locker F, which may be constructed of resilient material, such as springsteel, and which may be supported on the clip-body in any suitable manner, so that the ends thereof may have a movement relatively to said clip-body, comprises in one of the preferred forms thereof an elongated resilient locking member having at opposite ends thereof oppositely-inclined locking-faces 13 and 13 and also having intermediate the ends thereof one or more actuating-arms, (herein shown as two in number and designated by 16 and 16, respectively,) which preferably project laterally from the main portion of the cartridge-locker from opposite sides, respectively, thereof.

In the drawings the cartridge-locker F is shown disposed longitudinally of the clipbody adjacent to the plane of the head-faces of the row of cartridges and with its lockingfaces 13 and 13 in position to engage the heads of the terminal cartridges of the row of cartridges e. The engagement and disengagement of the locking-faces 13 and 13 with and from the cartridges will be effected by a movement of the cartridge-engaging ends of the cartridge-locker.

In Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, the cartridge- ]ocker is shown in the nature of a flat sheetmetal spring tapered from the center toward opposite ends thereof and of a width near the center substantially equal to the width of the raised bearing-face 12 of the clip-body, is shown held approximately midway of its length, preferably by a rivet 14, to the clipbody F, and is shown having its opposite ends bent outward to form the inclined opposing locking-faces 13 and 13, which locking-faces extend through the notches 10 and 10 of the c1ip-body.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings the cartridgelocker, which is therein designated by F, is shown as if constructed of wire or other resilient material and has the Opposite ends thereof shaped to form oppositely-inclined locking-faces, (designated in said figure by 13 and 13'.) In this figure the cartridgelocker is shown supported between the rear wall of the clip-body and the heads of the cartridges and has the actuator or laterally-projecting lever 20 thereof extended through a recess located, substantially, midway of said clip-body. In this form of the invention the resilient ends of the locker terminate in the oppositely-inclined locking-faces 13" 13', above described, which operate in the same manner as the like inclines in the other forms of clips shown, and the locker is released by the engagement of the actuator 20 thereof with a wedge-like fixture in the chamber of the gun, this action rocking or camming around said locker and causing the resilient locking-face, as 13, engages the lower portion,

of the flange of the lowermost cartridge of the series.

In the form of clip illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 and 5 to 8, inclusive, the inclined bearingfaces 13 and 13 of the cartridge-locker, which extend through the notches 10 and 10 of the clip-body, as hereinbefore stated, are held in their cartridge-locking positions and also 1 against movement widthwise of the clip-body by the side walls of said notches. In some cases, however, this means for holding the cartridge-locker for movement crosswise of the clip-body might be dispensed with.

In the form thereof shown most clearly in Fig. 7 of the drawings the locking-faces 13 and 13 are shown inclined to correspond to the bevels at 1-5 and 15 of the heads of the terminal cartridges. These inclined lockingfaces 13 and 13 act, when the locker is in its cartridge-locking position, as wedges or inclines for moving the cartridges in the channel 3 of the clip-body slightly forward and downward, so ,as to bring said cartridges firmly against one another and hold the entire series substantiallyrigid in a clip, so that in practice the user may handle the packett. e., the clip and cartridges-as one piece without any difficulty arising from shaking the heads about in said clip-body.

In Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings the outer ends of the locking-faces 13 and 13' of the locker are shown hookshaped to engage around the flanges of the terminal cartridges.

For the purpose of facilitating an unlocking movement of the cartridge-locker said cartridge-locker is shown .in Fig. 2 provided at opposite ends thereof with laterally-projecting levers or actuators 16 andlG. These levers, which may be of any desired number, are shown in said figure located at opposite sides, respectively, of the cartridge-locker, one of them extending outward from the righthand side edge of the main body portion of the locker and the other extending outward from the left-hand side edge thereof, said levers terminating near the extreme side edges of the clip-body, the inner edges of said levers or actuators being shown bent outward to form inclined guides 17 and 17, respectively, to facilitate the easy entrance between said levers and the clip-body of the wedge-like lever-actuator G. (Shown in Fig. 6.)

By forming the clip-body with an elevated bearing face 12 on the back side thereof, whichextends substantially from end to end of the clip-body, and by supporting the cartridge-locker on said bearing-face, as hereinbefore stated, the cartridge-locker may lie closely against the bearing-face practically throughout its entire length, while sufficient space will be provided between the locker-levers 16 and l6and the clip-body for the easy entrance of the locker-actuating wedge G between either of said levers and said clip-body.

As a means for actuating the cartridgelocker to release the cartridges, I have shown in Fig. 6 a locker-actuator G, which will in practice he in the nature of a wedge. This wedge will usually constitute a fixture of the magazine or receiver M of thegun and will be located in such position (see Fig. 7) with respect to the path traversed by the clip as it is forced home into the receiver thatit will enter between one of the laterally-engaging levers of the cartridge-locker and the rear face of the clip-body and will alsoforce said lever forward oroutward to thereby impart a movement to and release one end of the cartridgelocker from engagement with the terminal cartridges of the series.

Other forms of cartridge-locker having inclined terminal faces maybe substituted for those shown without departure from the invention, and other kinds of clip may also be employed, if desired, the invention not being limited to that shown.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The herein-described cartridge-locker for cartridge-clips, it consisting of a resilient locking member having oppositely-inclined faces at opposite ends, respectively thereof, and also having a laterally-projecting lever or actuator located intermediate the two inclined faces.

2. A cartridge-clip consisting of a clip-body having a cartridge-head-receiving channel, and a resilient cartridge-locker supported on the clip-body and having oppositely-inclined locking-faces at opposite ends, respectively thereof, normally projecting inward and over theopposite ends of the channel, and also having one or more levers or actuators intermediate said locking-faces.

3. In a cartridge-clip, the combination,with a clip-body having a longitudinal cartridge- ICC head-receiving channel, of a cartridge-locker supported for movement relatively to the clipbody and havinginclined locking-faces adapted for engaging and releasing the cartridges; and alocker-actuatoroperativelyconnected to said locker intermediate the ends thereof and adapted for moving said locker.

l. The combination, with a clip-body having a channel longitudinally thereof, of a cartridge-locker disposed longitudinally of the clip-body in the plane of the head-faces of the cartridges and movably supported on the clipbody to be shifted transversely thereof and having opposing inclined locking-faces, one at each end thereof, adapted for engaging and releasing the heads of the terminal cartridges.

5. A cartridge-locker for clips of the class described comprising a longitudinal body portion, inclined locking-faces at the ends there of for engaging the heads of the cartridges, and a locker-actuator intermediate the ends thereof adapted to actuate the said locker upon the insertion of the clip into the magazine of a gun.

6. A cartridge-clip having a clip-body formed with a longitudinal cartridge-headreceiving channel, a cartridge-locker applied to the said clip-body and formed with resilient ends, which terminate in lateral projections including oppositely-inclined lockingfaces which crowd the cartridges in the clipbody together; and means located upon the said locker for mechanical engagement when the cartridge-clip is introduced into a gun, whereby the cartridge-clip is released from the charge of cartridges in the clip-body.

'7. In acartridge-clip, the combination with a clip-body having a longitudinal cartridgehead-receiving channel, of a cartridge-locker supported for movement with relation to the clip-body; inclined locking-faces 0n the respective ends of the locker, adapted for engaging and releasing the cartridges; and a locker-actuator operatively connected to said locker for actuating the locker upon the insertion of the clip into the magazine of a gun.

8. A cartridge-clip of size and proportions to fit a passage in a chamber of a magazine small-arm, said clip having a channel for the reception of the cartridges, and being provided with a resilient incline at each of its ends, the inclines bearing against the terminal cartridges and serving to force the cartridges together in the channel of the clip, to form a compact column.

9. A cartridge-clip of size and proportions to fit a passage in a chamber of a magazine small-arm, said clip having a channel for the reception of the cartridges, and being provided with a resilient incline at each of its ends, the inclines bearing against the terminal cartridges and serving to force the cartridges together in the channel of the clip to form a compact column, and each incline terminating in a projection located at an angle to said incline, said projections serving to aid the inclines in retaining the cartridges Within the channel of the clip.

EDWARD G. PARKHURST.

Witnesses:

E. O. HOWE, MICHAEL J. KANE. 

